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[OPINION] Beyond AI: Leo probes modern humanism
'The encyclical is a Catholic attempt to take humanism itself from the Enlightenment movement and back to its Christian roots'
IT/기술 · "ROOTS" · 총 15건
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50.2
0 = 부정 우세
50 = 중립
100 = 긍정 우세
최근 7일 기준 73,947건을 분석한 결과, 뉴스 심리지수는 50.2(균형)입니다. 긍정 3,647건(4.9%)·중립 68,542건(92.7%)·부정 1,758건(2.4%)이며, 중립 비중이 뚜렷하게 높습니다. 성향 지수는 종합 15.1(중도 균형)입니다.
'The encyclical is a Catholic attempt to take humanism itself from the Enlightenment movement and back to its Christian roots'
A major political development has unfolded in Tamil Nadu as K. Annamalai has stepped away from the BJP to launch a new political movement focused on youth participation, governance reforms, and grassroots engagement. The move has sparked intense debate across political circles, with supporters viewing it as the beginning of a new chapter in Tamil Nadu politics, while critics question whether distancing himself from the BJP could limit his political influence.Annamalai's decision is expected to reshape political equations in the state, particularly among young voters seeking alternative leadership and fresh political ideas. Political analysts are closely watching how the new movement evolves and whether it can emerge as a significant force in Tamil Nadu's highly competitive political landscape. n18oc_breaking-newsn18oc_Indian18oc_politicsNews18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube
Het voorspellen van het WK voetbal van deze zomer zal voor veel fanatieke of juist minder betrokken voetbalfans niet de makkelijkste opgave zijn. Menig persoon die een voetbalpool invult, zal met moeite een winnaar kunnen aanwijzen bij Iran tegen Nieuw-Zeeland en Congo-Oezbekistan. Als je daarbij optelt dat er dit toernooi veel meer teams (48 in plaats van 32) meespelen en dus ook veel meer wedstrijden te voorspellen zijn, zal het invullen van een voetbalpool kunnen voelen als een heuse opgave. Dankzij de opkomst van AI-chatbots in de afgelopen jaren is het aannemelijk dat meer mensen de hulp zullen inroepen van een digitale assistent. Sterker nog: het is het eerste WK voetbal waarbij een AI-chatbot op grote schaal kan worden gebruikt voor voorspellingen. De eerste publieke versie van ChatGPT werd uitgebracht in november 2022, toen de groepsfase van het WK in Qatar nog bezig was. Sindsdien zijn er meerdere AI-modellen op de markt gekomen en is het gebruik van kunstmatige intelligentie gemeengoed geworden voor veel mensen. Westers gericht Een aandachtspunt daarbij is dat chatbots als Claude, ChatGPT en Gemini niet specifiek zijn getraind om voetbalwedstrijden te voorspellen, zegt Ruud Adriaans, hoofd AI bij accountantsbureau BDO. "Dat zijn modellen die heel breed ingezet kunnen worden. Ze hebben data van zo'n beetje het hele internet gebruikt." Maar meer data betekent niet automatisch een grotere kans op een goed antwoord bij het invullen van een WK-pool. "Als je een open vraag zou stellen aan een AI-bot, krijg je een soort gemene deler als antwoord." Concreet leidt dat ertoe dat de landen die als favoriet worden gezien, in het antwoord van de chatbot vaak netjes door de poulefase heen komen. De data waarmee de chatbot rekent hebben nog een effect, zegt Adriaans. "ChatGPT en veel andere westerse AI-modellen baseren zich onder meer op data van het internet en die zijn overwegend westers. Westerse nieuwssites zijn bijvoorbeeld meer vertegenwoordigd." Dat heeft weer impact op het antwoord dat je van een chatbot krijgt. Zo is de kans groter dat westerse en 'mediagenieke' landen overschat worden door AI, simpelweg omdat ze vaker voorkomen en meer worden opgehemeld in de aangeleverde data. Geen verrassingen Die vooringenomenheid is meteen ook de valkuil, omdat een AI-model je dus niet zomaar een verrassende uitkomst geeft. Marokko dat de halve finale van het WK haalt en daarbij Spanje en Portugal uitschakelt, zoals in 2022, zou een AI-bot niet hebben voorspeld. Daar komt bovenop dat een chatbot een compleet ander antwoord kan geven als je dezelfde vraag vijf minuten later stelt. Dat merkte ook Peter Neef, die de website Pouletips.nl beheert. Hij werkt al jaren met een rekenmodel dat zich baseert op data van wedkantoren en vergeleek dat dit jaar met de antwoorden van AI-chatbots. Die lopen nogal uiteen. ChatGPT en Gemini verwachten een 1-1 bij de groepsfasewedstrijd Nederland-Zweden, Claude denkt 2-1 voor Nederland en Neef zelf gaat uit van een 1-0 winst voor Oranje. De data van de wedkantoren zouden betrouwbaarder moeten zijn, omdat daar ook bijvoorbeeld WK-selecties, blessures en recente wedstrijden in worden meegenomen. Volgens Neef hebben de bookmakers een duidelijke voorkeur. "Frankrijk en Spanje, die hebben de grootste kans om wereldkampioen te worden. Maar die hebben net wel net allebei een oefenwedstrijd niet weten te winnen, dus dat moeten we echt nog maar zien." Hij wacht in elk geval nog even met het invullen van zijn pool. "Dat is een van de tips ook: vul alles zo laat mogelijk in. Want wie weet zijn er nog blessures of gebeuren er nog andere dingen." Onverwacht goed Kortom: AI een volledige voorspelling laten genereren is geen goed idee als je een pool wil winnen. Maar hulp vragen kan wel, als het maar zeer specifieke vragen zijn, zegt Adriaans van BDO. Je kunt bijvoorbeeld ermee onderzoeken welk van de Afrikaanse landen het de afgelopen periode onverwachts goed heeft gedaan. "AI kan je daar wel, mits je de vraag goed kadert, een prima antwoord op helpen vinden. Zolang je het maar met een bron kunt verifiëren." Adriaans omschrijft het als volgt. "Zie het qua betrouwbaarheid een beetje als je oom die voetbal volgt en ook wat heeft gegoogeld. Uiteindelijk moet je kiezen of je hem vertrouwt of toch liever zelf je research doet."
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Een week geleden kon Paul Scheermeijer uit Zwolle nog inloggen en heeft hij zelfs nog crypto gekocht via cryptoplatform Knaken. Maar inloggen lukte vrijdag ineens niet meer. "Ik maakte me geen zorgen, want het gebeurt weleens dat je na een update problemen hebt met inloggen." Maar na het weekend zag hij deze mededeling van het bedrijf: Knaken is nu helemaal niet meer bereikbaar. Daardoor kunnen klanten dus niet bij hun crypto. "Het geld dat ik heb geïnvesteerd, noem ik speelgeld. Als ik het kwijt ben dan is dat niet de grootste ramp", zegt Scheermeijer. Maar geld verliezen is wel altijd zuur, geeft hij toe. Hoeveel mensen zijn getroffen en hoeveel geld er in totaal is geïnvesteerd, is nog niet duidelijk. Nieuwe wetgeving Dat Knaken nu uit de lucht is, heeft te maken met nieuwe Europese cryptoregelgeving. Zo is een vergunning van toezichthouder Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM) noodzakelijk. De AFM kan vanwege vertrouwelijkheid niets kwijt over de de situatie van Knaken. In het verleden was een registratie bij De Nederlandsche Bank voldoende. Knaken, dat in 2017 is opgericht, had de registratie bij De Nederlandsche Bank in 2021 afgerond. Maar met de invoering van de nieuwe regels is die registratie sinds eind juni vorig jaar niet meer geldig. Er moest een nieuwe vergunning komen, maar dat is dus niet gelukt. 'Regeldruk is fors' "Dat Knaken nu in deze situatie is beland verbaast me niks", zegt Patrick van der Meijde, een van de oprichters van Bitkassa. Sinds 2014 verwerkt dat bedrijf transacties met bitcoins. Ook deed het bedrijf aan in- en verkoop van bitcoin aan consumenten, "onze meest lucratieve dienst", maar daar kwam in 2020 een einde aan. "Toen kwam er nieuwe wetgeving, nog onder toezicht van DNB, en die was al aardig streng", zegt Van der Meijde. Volgens hem is de drempel voor het behalen van een vergunning als kleine speler heel hoog. Zo moet er volgens de wetgeving een zogenoemde compliance officer worden aangesteld. Die moet controleren of de organisatie zich houdt aan de wetten en regels. "Voor kleine spelers, zoals Knaken, is dat zwaar om te doorlopen", zegt Van der Meijde. Daar sluit Michiel Stokman, medeoprichter van financiële technologiestartup Bots Capital, zich bij aan. "Die regeldruk is fors. Kleine bedrijven kunnen het kostentechnisch niet opbrengen." Bots Capital zat zelf ook in het proces voor het aanvragen van een vergunning voor de crypto-activiteiten, maar heeft besloten om die procedure stop te zetten. Vanaf 1 januari stopt het bedrijf met crypto-activiteiten. Vorig jaar werd al besloten om het af te bouwen. "Uiteindelijk vonden we dat crypto te veel een gokspelletje bleef en te weinig een belegging werd", zegt Stokman. Financieel kwetsbaar Knaken was ook sponsor van Feyenoord, maar die samenwerking is vorig jaar stopgezet. In de laatste jaarrekening van 2024 meldt het cryptobedrijf dat het "in financieel opzicht kwetsbaar is". Met een omzet van bijna 765.000 euro was de nettowinst van 28.712 euro minuscuul. Een lage nettowinst kan een aanwijzing zijn dat een bedrijf zich in een moeilijke situatie bevindt en mogelijk niet in staat is tot nieuwe investeringen. Hoe het nu verder afloopt is afwachten. Via de website laat het bedrijf weten aan klanten dat er nog wordt onderzocht hoe alles wordt afgehandeld. Nieuwe berichtgeving volgt half juni via de site.
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Projeto Circular: Mercado do Sal, Coletivo Aparelho Otavio Henriques/Divulgação O Projeto Circular em Belém, chega à 61ª edição, neste domingo (7) ocupando os bairros da Cidade Velha, Campina e Reduto, centros histórico e comercial da capital paraense. Desta vez, são 44 espaços culturais abertos, entre insititucionais, independentes, e roteiros a pé - (veja a programação completa no menu abaixo). A programação é diversa e aberta ao público, trazendo exposições, shows, oficinas, roteiros guiados, feiras criativas, experiências gastronômicas e atrações voltadas às crianças e famílias inteiras. ✅ Siga o canal do g1 Pará no WhatsApp Neste mês junino, com banho de cheiro e quadrilha, o Circular destaca a memória e a contemporaneidade da cidade. Do patrimônio arquitetônico aos ateliês independentes, dos museus aos quintais criativos, das caminhadas guiadas às rodas de carimbó. Serviço 61a edição do Circular Campina Cidade Velha. Neste domingo, 7 de junho, das 8h às 20h, nos bairros da Cidade Velha, Campina e Reduto. Veja a programação completa por bairro: Campina Cidade Velha Reduto BAIRRO CAMPINA ASSOCIAÇÃO COMERCIAL DO PARÁ – 9h às 12h – Av. Pres. Vargas, 158 (entrada pela Rua Santo Antônio) – contato: (91) 98122-9672. O Palácio do Comércio, localizado no bairro da Campina há 90 anos e sede da Associação Comercial do Pará, abre o salão nobre com duas exposições: Sobre o comércio no Pará e a história da ACP, entidade que existe há 207 anos. Sobre o trabalho do químico e geógrafo francês Paul Le Cointe — um dos fundadores da primeira escola de química da região em parceria com a ACP. No salão nobre também poderão ser apreciadas várias pinturas do artista Benedito Melo. ASSEMBLEIA PARAENSE – SEDE SOCIAL – 10h às 15h – Av. Pres. Vargas, 762 – contato: (91) 98191-6800. Exposição Na Paisagem das Coisas, com obras de Beatriz Melo, Emily Guimarães, Igor Oliveira e Samantha Salazar, com curadoria de Cristina Viviani. Lançamento do livro Diário de uma desconhecida, de Cristina Gemaque. 12h – música ao vivo, venda de comidas e bebidas. Evento aberto ao público. ASSOCIAÇÃO FOTOATIVA – 9h às 14h – Praça das Mercês – contato: (91) 99136-6479. 9h às 11h – Oficina de Câmera Escura e Desenho com Irene Almeida. Carga horária: 2 horas. Faixa etária: a partir de 7 anos. A atividade busca estimular a criatividade, a observação e o fazer manual, de forma lúdica e acessível, sem o uso de instrumentos cortantes, como tesouras. 11h às 14h – Prática em Fotografia Pinhole, com Moisés Araújo. Carga horária: 3 horas. Faixa etária: a partir de 12 anos. Propõe uma experiência prática em fotografia pinhole junto à comunidade local, utilizando câmeras pinhole e experiências com câmeras obscuras. AVINTURA VINHOS FINOS – 12h às 19h – Rua Carlos Gomes, 251 (entre Padre Prudêncio e Ferreira Cantão) – contato: (91) 98161-0144. O bar de vinhos apresenta dois pacotes especiais de degustação: um de vinhos leves e refrescantes e outro de vinhos tintos. São quatro rótulos em cada degustação. Opções de vinhos no cardápio para consumo em taça ou garrafa, entradinhas e comidas especiais, além de música ao vivo. BALATA – 11h às 20h – Rua Carlos Gomes, 241 – contato: (91) 98721-4671. 11h – Menu especial de almoço: opção 1 – moqueca com arroz de castanha-do-Pará. Opção 2 (vegetariano) – quiche de palmito com jambu acompanhado de salada marajoara. 11h – Feira Criativa. 13h – Brasilidades com DJ Nandíssima. 15h – Reggae com Cleide Roots. BIBLIOTECA DO GRÊMIO LITERÁRIO PORTUGUÊS – 8h30 às 16h – Rua Senador Manoel Barata, 483. Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas. Exposição de Escritores Portugueses: painéis biográficos e obras de autores como Camões, Fernando Pessoa, José Saramago, Eça de Queirós, Sophia de Mello Breyner, entre outros. Espaço de leitura com trechos selecionados. Sessões de mediação literária. Feira de artesanato: exposição e venda de peças inspiradas na cultura portuguesa, como azulejaria, bordados, miniaturas e cerâmica. Espaço gastronômico com venda de doces e salgados típicos: pastéis de nata, bolinhos de bacalhau, broas, rissóis, doces conventuais e bebidas tradicionais (não alcoólicas para área livre). CABIDE COLLAB – 9h30 às 14h – Rua Veiga Cabral, 1357, entre Padre Eutíquio e Presidente Pernambuco – contato: (91) 98133-6324. Marcas independentes, produções criativas e um ambiente que valoriza autenticidade, troca e fortalecimento coletivo. Oficina de lettering ministrada por Thassia Serra. Inauguração oficial da marca Bonezin, apresentando sua nova coleção de bonés e camisetas com referências à Copa e à cultura regional. CASA DO SOL – 8h às 14h – Rua Osvaldo Cruz, 207, em frente à Praça da República – contato: (91) 99127-2122. Vyva Mercado do Bem-Estar - Feirinha Mercado Criativo (autocuidado, bem-estar, decoração e moda consciente). Café da Manhã Solar e Almoço Iluminado. CASA IGÁ – 11h30 às 16h – Travessa Frei Gil de Vila Nova, 215, entre Manoel Barata e Ó de Almeida – contato: (91) 98581-3873. A comida é o que nos conta e nos representa. Depois de um período de recesso, o Igá reabre as portas. Te convidamos para a reabertura, no meio dessa andança dos circulares. CENTRO CULTURAL BANCO DA AMAZÔNIA – 9h às 14h – Av. Presidente Vargas, 800, esquina da Rua Carlos Gomes. 9h30 – chegada do Circuitinho Circular – visita + mastro junino. Exposições: Futebol – Exposição Nacional de Humor do Banco da Amazônia. Trabalhadores, de Sebastião Salgado. Trajetórias – Arte Contemporânea Paraense (1959–2026), com visita mediada com o colecionador Eduardo Vasconcelos. CENTRO CULTURAL BIENAL DAS AMAZÔNIAS – 10h às 12h – Rua Senador Manoel Barata, 400 – contato: (91) 91980-291686. 10h – Contação de Histórias Netê Bekum e o Dilúvio, com a artista Ester Sá, no novo espaço dedicado ao público infantil. 10h – Mediação com Vânia Leal e Emmanuel Nassar na exposição Meu tema sou eu + oficinade mosaico com materiais recicláveis. 11h – Mediação com Nay Jinknss na exposição A vida não é paisagem. O Café do Rio estará aberto durante todo o dia, com uma cozinha que revisita ingredientes e saberes amazônicos em uma gastronomia contemporânea e afetiva, no 1o piso do CCBA. CENTRO CULTURAL DA JUSTIÇA ELEITORAL – 8h às 14h – Rua João Diogo, no 284 – contato: (91) 9320-6642. Venda de café da manhã do Ateliê Adriana Guedes, com café, doces e salgados variados. 9h às 11h – Palestra Educar para Adiar o Fim: arte, educação popular e práticas coletivas diante dos eventos climáticos extremos. Convidado: Caio Vilar Sousa da Paixão – educador popular. Em alusão ao Dia do Meio Ambiente, celebrado em 5 de junho, propõe uma reflexão sobre o papel da arte e da educação popular diante da emergência climática. 9h às 14h – Exposição O Alvorecer da Justiça Eleitoral (1932–1937) - Foco principal na história dos primeiros anos de funcionamento da Justiça Eleitoral no Pará e na história das eleições antes da criação da Justiça Eleitoral. Curadoria e pesquisa: Equipe de História do TRE-PA. 9h às 14h – Exposição Amazônidas. Realizada pelo Instituto Mulheres Artistas da Amazônia (IMAA), em parceria com o Tribunal Regional Eleitoral do Pará (TRE-PA) - Narra as muitas histórias da Amazônia contadas por mulheres artistas do território. Curadoria: IMAA e Marcelo Lobato. CIRCULAR APRESENTA – 11h30 – Rua Carlos Gomes, ao lado do Centro Cultural Banco da Amazônia. Zé Diogo faz show dançante em clima de festa junina. Nascido em Maceió (AL), seu álbum de estreia é Consertamos Disco Voador (2021), lançado no Rio de Janeiro. Integra os projetos Respeita Juliette, Amor e Samba e Fé no Batuque. CIRCUITINHO CIRCULAR – 16a edição – 8h30 às 11h - Praça da República - Ação de educação patrimonial para crianças com intervenção lúdica durante o trajeto. 8h30 Concentração – em frente ao Theatro da Paz 9h00 Início da caminhada junina Percurso: Theatro da Paz, Praça da República, Teatro Waldemar Henrique, ICA-UFPA, Centro Cultural do BASA, Rua Carlos Gomes: Mini- Arraial Circuitinho junino. Público alvo: 5 a 11 anos Importante: Levar água, sombrinha e passar protetor solar nas crianças. Gratuito - com intérprete de Libras Inscrições pelo email: circuitinhocircular@gmail.com HUN CABOCO – 11h30 às 14h30 – Travessa Dr. Moraes, 33 – contato: (91) 98118-0828. Nesta edição tem almoço com gó frita, arroz, farofa de jambu e vinagrete de abacaxi, prato para ser dividido por até 3 pessoas. 12h30 às 14h30 – Show A Canção Brasileira, com Floriano Santos. Exposição Povos do Xingu, com registros fotográficos de Alberto Ampueiro. MERCEDÁRIOS UFPA – 10h às 16h – Boulevard Castilhos França, s/n, em frente à Estação das Docas. Livraria ed.ufpa com descontos de 10% a 40% em todos os livros. GAU – Galeria de Arte da UFPA: visitação à exposição Terra Incógnita: notas amazonianas. GAU e Mercedários: Feira de impressos do Mordente, com venda de xilogravuras, calcogravuras e impressos realizados por discentes do projeto de extensão da UFPA, coordenado pela artista e professora Elaine Arruda. Sabores da Diná e Mãos de Anjo. 10h – Coral de Saxofones da EMUFPA. Coordenação: Prof. Marcos Cardoso (Puff). RESTAURANTE PURÃO VEGANO – 11h30 às 15h – Rua Padre Prudêncio, no 166 – contato: (91) 98210-5455. Almoço especial para recarregar as energias, com buffet livre e por quilo, no coração da cidade. ROTEIRO GEO-TURÍSTICO DA UFPA – 8h30 às 12h – saída na Praça das Sereias (em frente ao Cinema Olympia) – contato: (91) 98831-1480. Percorrendo e revelando paisagens da Belle Époque na cidade de Belém do Pará. Percurso: Cinema Olympia; Praça das Sereias e IEP; Ed. Manoel Pinto e Avenida Nazaré; Palacete Faciola e Rua Dr. Moraes; Palacete Bolonha e Avenida Governador José Malcher; coretos e Praça da República; Theatro da Paz; Bar do Parque; Grande Hotel e corredor das mangueiras; ICA-UFPA. Inscrição e informações: @roteirosgeoturisticos SESC VER-O-PESO – 9h às 12h30 – Boulevard Castilhos França, no 522/523. 9h às 11h – Artes visuais / vivência. Atividade artística para infância. 10h às 11h – Literatura / contação de história. Momento de mediação literária e narrativa oral com histórias voltadas ao público infantil e famílias. 11h às 12h – Audiovisual / CineSesc. Exibição dos curtas Lá na Frente (10 min), A Menina que Queria Voar (20 min) e A História de Ayana (8 min). 9h às 12h30 – Artes visuais / exposições. III Mostra Tekó – Arte, Território e Retomada. Exposição coletiva com curadoria de Cely Arikém e Marcely Gomes Feliz. Participam: Cely Arikém, Jesus Magno, Lenina Nampé, Tai Yawara, Murilo Savage e Wira Tini. Curto-Circuito – O Lugar e o Não-Lugar. A mostra reúne trabalhos das artistas Luciana Lemos e Sílvia Helena Cardoso. TAPI-ÓKA – 8h às 18h – Travessa Frei Gil de Vilanova, 223 (entre Manoel Barata e Ó de Almeida) – contato: (91) 98232-8229. O Tapi-Óka se junta à Cova da Onça e ao Bar do Matheus e faz sua festa junina na rua, no clima da Copa. Arraial da Copa: comidinhas da época, brincadeiras, feirinha artesanal e música. Um encontro de sabores, saberes e presenças, onde a comida nasce da terra e se transforma em memória. (volte ao menu) BAIRRO CIDADE VELHA BAR E RESTAURANTE BOTECO DO CARMO – 11h às 20h - Trav. Dom Bosco, 94. Contato: (91) 99341.7784. 11h30 – Almoço | Peixe frito, picanha na chapa, coxinha e unha de caranguejo, pirarucu com açaí e tacacá são as opções. 15h30 - Grupo de carimbó O Canto do Mangue BAR E RESTAURANTE DO RUBÃO – 10h às 15h – Travessa Gurupá, 312 – contato: (91) 98083-8303. Comidinhas regionais e tradicionais + bebidinhas no pedaço mais animado da Cidade Velha. BAR E RESTAURANTE NOSSO RECANTO – 11h às 20h - Rua Siqueira Mendes, 24 em frente à Praça do Carmo. Contato: (91) 98166.9812. Bebidinhas, petiscos e almoço CASA APOENA – 10h às 20h - Rua São Boaventura 171. Contato: (91) 98213-6071. CENTRO CULTURAL DO BENÉ – COLETIVO ENCANTADAS – 10h às 20h - Tv. Dom Bosco, 27 - Ao lado da Igreja do Carmo/Beco do Carmo. Contato: (91) 98809.1953. Um dia cheio de arte, música e inspiração, com uma programação especial que celebra talentos locais e a diversidade cultural. 13h - show com Mário Renan, o melhor da MPB 16h - show com Fábio Lima Exposição de artesanato com peças únicas, feitas à mão por artistas e artesãos da região. CENTRO DE COOPERAÇÃO E INOVAÇÃO SOCIAL DA SICOOB COIMPPA - 9h às 13h - Joaquim Távora, 438. Contato: (91) 98862-9992. 2a Feira Cooperativa Espaço Gastronômico com Marília’s Buffet - Festival de Tortas e opções do cardápio junino em alusão ao mês de São João. Vitrine Cooperativa, com exposição e venda de produtos diversos (artesanato, roupas e cosméticos com insumos da Amazônia) produzidos pelas cooperadas. 10h às 12h30 - apresentação da musicista Thais Carneiro, professora da Escola de Música da UFPA - música clássica com raízes regionais do Pará. CIRCULAR APRESENTA – 18h30 às 20h – Rua Siqueira Mendes (Praça do Carmo). Alba Mariah, cantora, intérprete e compositora. A cantora traz repertório de música paraense e clássicos da MPB. Banda: Taylan (baixo), João Daibes (piano), Tomas Vieira (bateria), William Jardim (guitarra) e Tiago Amaral (clarinete). COLETIVO APARELHO – 10h às 18h – Mercado do Porto do Sal, Rua São Boaventura, próximo à Rua Gurupá, s/n. Exposição EmpoderArt – entre cores, histórias e resistência. Lojinha Aparelho durante toda a programação. 10h00 – Espaço criativo infantil. 12h00 – lanche colaborativo. 12h30 – Mercado do Choro. 14h30 – DJ Baldada. 15h30 – apresentação regional. 16h00 – Pandeiro Livre. ESPAÇO CANDEEIRO – 8h às 20h – Travessa Joaquim Távora, 172 – contato: (91) 98580-9895. 10h às 18h – visitação à exposição O Salão das Recusadas, da artista Rafaela Moreira. 9h00 – oficina de roteiro para cinema documental. 17h00 – música ao vivo com Cravo Carbono. Venda de livros novos e usados. Cafeteria aberta com canjica, bolo de macaxeira, cuscuz nordestino e outras comidinhas da terra ao longo do dia. O cardápio celebra a conexão entre o Norte e o Nordeste, oferecendo sabores que dialogam com a proposta de integração cultural do espaço. Mais informações: @espaço_candeeiro ESPAÇO CULTURAL GRUTA – 9h às 19h – Passagem Nélio Lobato, 62 – contato: (91) 98261-2135. Arte, música e experiências ao vivo. Exposição Chocadeira, dedicada ao lançamento de novos artistas, além de intervenções como retratos em aquarela produzidos na hora. O evento também conta com apresentação musical e de dança, além de momentosinterativos com o público. Venda de comida. Exposição Chocadeira junina – Giro do Carimbó. Feirinha: artesanato, aquarelas, luminárias, crochê, macramê e adesivos. Ilustrações originais à venda com Renan Ruffeil, Daniel Pina, Larissa Cristina e Letícia Álvares. 10h às 12h – retratos em aquarela. Produção ao vivo para as quatro primeiras pessoas que chegarem ao evento pela manhã. 15h às 17h – apresentação musical com Jorge Hiago. Apresentação musical ao vivo com o cantor marajoara, músico e dançarino Jorge Hiago. 17h30 às 18h – roda de carimbó com A Menina Caruana. 17h30 às 18h – lançamento do livro Lugar Algum, de Marcos Samuel. FÓRUM LANDI – 9h às 13h – Rua Siqueira Mendes, 60 – contato: (91) 98119-5287. Belém em Miniatura: visita guiada à maquete do Centro Histórico de Belém. Exposição Amazônia Violada, com pinturas e esculturas do artista plástico Jó Sales. INSTITUTO HISTÓRICO E GEOGRÁFICO DO PARÁ (IHGP) – 9h às 12h30 – Rua D’Aveiro Cidade-Irmã, no 62 – contato: (91) 9827-35444. Visitas monitoradas às exposições: Águas Turvas: Paisagens Insurgentes da Adesão de 1823, que reflete sobre a Adesão do Pará no contexto do processo de Independência do Brasil. Galeria Imperial, que remonta uma galeria estatutária, ressignificada e reinterpretada, contando a história do Império Brasileiro. 10h às 12h – Oficina de Collage, do Plurais Arte e Literatura, sob coordenação da colagista Céu Passos. São 25 vagas para público a partir de 10 anos, com inscrições na bio do perfil @pluraisliteratura. MAIRI – 11h às 18h – Rua Siqueira Mendes. Festa Feira com: Jenipapo Feira de Arte Gráfica – feira independente idealizada pela artista visual Thay Petit, conectando arte gráfica, ilustração, quadrinhos, publicações independentes, oficinas e experiências culturais em diálogo com a Amazônia contemporânea. DiRocha Feira Criativa – iniciativa voltada ao artesanato, moda autoral e economia criativa, ampliando conexões entre arte impressa, fazer manual e empreendedorismo independente. PUBA BAR – 12h às 17h – Rua Veiga Cabral, 649 – contato: (91) 99196-5702. Sob o comando dos chefs Thiago Castanho e Gustavo Rodrigues, almoço com pratos especiais e vinhos em taça. Também haverá prints fotográficos de Thiago Pelaes à venda pela primeira vez. RESTAURANTE CELESTE – Rua Padre Champagnat, 302 – contato: (91) 98567-0220. SIMM/SECULT – 9h às 17h – Complexo Feliz Lusitânia e outros. Museu de Arte Sacra (MAS) – acervo histórico com mais de 400 peças sacras, entre pinturas e imaginária. Forte do Castelo – marco fundacional de Belém com acervo arqueológico e indígena. Casa das 11 Janelas – espaço de arte contemporânea em edifício histórico do século XVIII. Museu do Estado (MEP) – instalado no Palácio Lauro Sodré, reúne acervo ligado à história do Estado. Memorial da Navegação (MAN) – aborda a relação do homem amazônida com os rios e a cultura das águas. MIS-PA (Palacete Faciola) – preserva registros audiovisuais e manifestações culturais do Pará. DPHAC (Palacete Faciola) – espaço voltado à preservação do patrimônio histórico e arquitetônico. (volte ao menu) BAIRRO DO REDUTO BISTRÔ CAFÉ CLUB – Endereço: Av. Gov. José Malcher, 147. Contato: (91) 99201.1308. Horário de Funcionamento: 9h às 13h. Cardápio especialíssimo criado pela chef Fabi Soares, com Brunch Junino, embalado pela história das comidas típicas de junho. Brunch, Croque, Tostex, Toast, cafés quentes ou gelados, cappuccino, mocaccino, chocolate quente, tapiocas recheadas salgadas e doces. Sucos 100% naturais e funcionais. Espaço com música ambiente, acessibilidade, estacionamento com descontos para clientes e área externa Pet Friendly. CASARÃO RÁDIO MARGARIDA – 9h30 às 12h - Av. José Malcher, 189. Contato : (91) 993394301. O casarão histórico que abriga toda a trajetória da ONG Rádio Margarida, há mais de três décadas dedicada a projetos de educação popular 9h30 Abertura do casarão 10h Espetáculo infantil “Dona Árvore e o Passarinho”, com Gilson Araújo, Tais Sawaki e Adelson Gonzaga. Voltado a crianças de 3 a 10 anos, o espetáculo promove, de forma lúdica e sensível, reflexões sobre educação ambiental – 1 hora de duração. ESPAÇO VEM - Endereço: Rua Ó de Almeida, 1084, (Entre Rui Barbosa e Benjamin). Contato 10h as 17h Loja Autoral com mais de 50 marcas da cidade aberta durante todo evento. Lançamento da nova coleção para COPA 2026. Os quinze primeiros clientes que comprarem na loja e fomentarem a economia criativa, irão ganhar chopp artesanal da Kombreja. 13h as 16h – Set DJ Faca tocando Brasilidades, samba e black music. Cozinha Mururé - lanches, sobremesas e sucos regionais. Kombi da Kombreja com chopps de vinho e artesanais. INSTITUTO LETRAS QUE FLUTUAM - Endereço: Canto do Letras - Travessa Rui Barbosa, 257 - Sala 3 – Reduto. Horário de Funcionamento: 09h às 13h Comercialização de produtos dos Abridores de Letras - placas decorativas, livros, cadernos, camisetas, ecobags e letras em miriti. Oficinas rápidas de Abertura de Letras conduzidas por um abridor de letras associado ao Instituto. Gratuita. 9h - Abertura do Canto do Letras - Sala 3 - com venda de produtos e visita ao acervo do Instituto Letras Que Flutuam 9h30 - Primeira Oficina de abertura de letras (50 min) 10h30 - Segunda Oficina de abertura de letras (50 min) 11h30 - Terceira Oficina de abertura de letras (50 min) 13h - Encerramento das vendas de produtos no Canto do Letras VILA PRANA – Endereço: Rua vinte e oito de setembro 913, esquina com trav. Rui Barbosa. Contato: (91) 99808.0180. 9h às 14h - Bem Cafeinado e Bolo de Cristal - loja 1 entrada pela R 28 de setembro 9h às 13h - Instituto Letras que Flutuam - sala 3 - oficinas | Oficina de Abertura de Letras às 9h30, 10h30 e 11h30 e venda de produtos. 9h às 14h - Prana Tropical - loja 3 aberta com oficinas e convidados especiais
De Amerikaanse staat Florida daagt OpenAI, het bedrijf achter ChatGPT, en topman Sam Altman voor de rechter. De makers van de populaire chatbot worden ervan beschuldigd een onveilig product op de markt te hebben gebracht, omdat het mensen adviseert bij gevaarlijk gedrag. De aanklagers vinden dat de chatbot een gevaar vormt voor de openbare veiligheid, omdat het onder meer schutters instructies zou hebben gegeven bij het voorbereiden van hun moordpartijen. Ook verwijzen ze naar incidenten waarbij gebruikers, op aanraden van ChatGPT, een combinatie van drugs nemen om zichzelf van het leven te beroven. Florida is de eerste Amerikaanse staat die een rechtszaak aanspant tegen OpenAI en Altman persoonlijk aansprakelijk stelt. "Ze hebben winst verkozen boven publieke veiligheid. Dat pikken we hier in Florida niet", aldus procureur-generaal James Uthmeier van Florida. 200 gesprekken In de aanklacht wordt verwezen naar een aanslag op de Florida State University vorig jaar april, waarbij twee mensen werden gedood en zes anderen gewond raakten. De 20-jarige schutter vroeg de chatbot om advies voordat hij begon te schieten op de campus. Zo gaf ChatGPT advies over welk type wapen hij kon gebruiken, welke munitie bij welk wapen paste en welk wapen effectief zou zijn op korte afstand. Ook zou de chatbot advies hebben gegeven over waar en wanneer de meeste mensen zich op de campus zouden bevinden. Hij zou zeker 200 gesprekken met ChatGPT hebben gevoerd. Geweld aanmoedigen In de 83 pagina's tellende aanklacht verwezen de aanklagers naar een andere zaak in Florida. Een man die wordt verdacht van de moord op twee promovendi aan de University of South Florida, vroeg dagen vóórdat zij verdwenen aan ChatGPT: "Wat gebeurt er als een mens in een zwarte vuilniszak wordt gestopt en in een vuilcontainer wordt gegooid?" De chatbot antwoordde daarop dat dat gevaarlijk klinkt. "Hoe zouden ze dat te weten komen?", was zijn vervolgvraag. De aanklagers beschuldigen OpenAI een product op de markt te hebben gebracht dat schade, zoals zelfverminking en geweld, faciliteert en aanmoedigt. Intern alarm Ook vinden de aanklagers dat OpenAI en Altman commercieel gewin boven veiligheid zetten. Zo zeggen ze dat het techbedrijf waarschuwingen van experts binnen en buiten het bedrijf negeerde. Zo sloegen in aanloop naar een schietpartij in Canada medewerkers van OpenAI intern alarm over de interactie van de tiener met ChatGPT. Bij de aanslag op 10 februari werden in de provincie Brits-Columbia vijf leerlingen en een lerares op een middelbare school gedood. Eerder had de 18-jarige schutter, Jesse van Rootselaar, al haar moeder en stiefbroer gedood. Grote schietpartijen komen zelden voor in Canada, in tegenstelling tot buurland VS. Bedrijf wijst op hulpadvies De staat Florida wil dat OpenAI ook stopt met het verzamelen van gegevens van kinderen onder de 13 jaar zonder daarvoor toestemming te vragen van hun ouders. OpenAI laat in een reactie weten dat de chatbot herhaaldelijk gebruikers adviseert om hulp te zoeken in de echte wereld, bijvoorbeeld via professionals in de geestelijke gezondheidszorg. Ook verwijst het bedrijf naar maatregelen die zijn genomen om jonge gebruikers te beschermen, zoals leeftijdsverificatie en monitoringopties voor ouders. Het tekstprogramma ChatGPT is het populairste product van OpenAI en heeft volgens Altman wekelijks 900 miljoen gebruikers. Altman was in 2015 samen met techondernemer Elon Musk een van de oprichters van OpenAI. Ook andere AI-bots, zoals Character AI en Google-chatbot Gemini, liggen regelmatig onder vuur van het aanzetten van gebruikers om zichzelf of anderen iets aan te doen.
Some of Trump's most fervent supporters are skeptical of the new technology threatening to replace humans and upend society.
The roots of AI in rightwing ideology is examined in Valerie Veatch’s enjoyable doc, including an array of colourful, often crazed, figures Director Valerie Veatch made her name with documentaries such as Love Child (about an online gaming-addicted couple whose child died of malnutrition) and Me at the Zoo (about American vlogger Cara Cunningham), films that explore the intersection of real-world subcultures and internet communities. Her latest continues in this vein, although its self-set remit is a bit broader, more urgent and germane to everyone right now: the pursuit of artificial intelligence, its dark history in eugenics and highly debatable utility today (despite the stock-market bubble pushing the value of a half-dozen companies towards the stratosphere). The thrust of the film is largely polemic, guiding the viewer towards AI-sceptical conclusions one persuasive soundbite at a time. Nevertheless, it also serves as a very useful, straightforward primer on AI history, touching on a dazzling array of colourful, often crazed figures, including Victorian British eugenicist Francis Galton, Silicon Valley founding father and overt racist William Shockley and current-day jillionaire jerk Elon Musk. Sadly, the film is not so up-to-date that it covers Musk and former friend-turned-foe Sam Altman’s recent courtroom brawl, but that doesn’t detract from the thrust of Veatch and her interviewees’ arguments. Continue reading...
“Not in my backyard” is the rallying cry of citizens everywhere resisting projects proposed for their locality. Whether it’s affordable housing, a waste treatment plant, or a new data center, they may recognize the benefit of the activity. They just don’t want it near them. And the roots of that resistance differ from place to place. When it comes to the ongoing transition from fossil fuels to renewables, companies and policymakers need to know where, exactly, people are coming from. The Italian island of Sardinia is a textbook example. As IEEE Spectrum’s power and energy editor Emily Waltz discovered when she traveled there last October, Sardinian opposition to wind and solar projects runs deep. It spurred a quarter of the voting population to queue up in public squares in 2024 to sign a petition banning all construction of renewable energy. Waltz was surprised. She went there to see a promising new grid-scale energy storage system that uses domes inflated with carbon dioxide. While reporting on that project, she interviewed residents, engineers, activists, and professors about their attitudes toward climate change and the Italian government’s grand plans for renewable energy on the island. And Waltz soon learned of Sardinians’ profound antipathy toward renewable energy and its deep ties to a history of invasion, occupation, and exploitation stretching back 2,700 years. It started with the Phoenicians and then extended through the Romans, the Byzantines, and the Iberians. Sardinia was absorbed into a newly unified Italy in 1861, and it became an autonomous region of Italy in 1948. The island’s population is justifiably suspicious of outsiders, including the Italian government. “When you’re in Sardinia, the weight of history—you can feel it like in the air,” Waltz told me. “And it gets passed down from one generation to the next.” Now, Italy needs Sardinia to produce even more power to meet the country’s climate goals—something that Sardinians see as Rome’s problem, not theirs. “Sardinia already exports about 30 percent of its electricity. It’s not like they need more,” Waltz says. “So it’s hard to make the case to build, build, build.” The result of Waltz’s old-fashioned shoe leather reporting is this month’s cover story. She notes that the Sardinians she talked to aren’t climate-change deniers, and they don’t object to renewables per se. They just don’t like the way corporations and Italian policymakers are trying to plug into Sardinia like it’s one giant battery rather than the home of an ancient and proud people. “I think Sardinians would be more receptive to renewable projects if it was more of a ground-up, grassroots approach,” Waltz says. Indeed, this homegrown approach is already working in some places in Sardinia. She knows of more than 50 projects, called energy communities, where the residents are deploying renewables themselves. The idea also holds promise for other places struggling to get locals to buy into the renewable-energy transition. The Sardinian experience is both a cautionary tale and a blueprint. Ignore the weight of history that communities carry and your project risks failure. Meet the people where they are and you might just get somewhere. The same lesson applies whether you’re in Sulawesi or sub-Saharan Africa. You just have to show up to learn it.
Kids Top 20, een muziekprogramma voor kinderen, is terug en heeft een nieuwe presentatrice die via AI is gegenereerd. Op Instagram kondigt de nieuwe presentatrice Jess de terugkeer van het programma aan. In die video wordt niet vermeld dat de presentatrice niet echt bestaat. Het kinderprogramma werd 23 jaar lang gemaakt door AVROTROS en CTM, een internationale muziekuitgeverij, en was tot afgelopen december te zien bij NPO Zapp. Het kinderblok van de NPO, waar programma's van verschillende omroepen te zien zijn, stopte vorig jaar met de Kids Top 20 vanwege bezuinigingen. Sinds gisteren is het format terug op sociale media, op initiatief van CTM. Bij de Kids Top 20 stemmen kinderen wekelijks op hun favoriete muziek. Voorheen werden de twintig populairste nummers uitgezonden op televisie, nu is de hitlijst te zien op TikTok en Instagram. Bekijk hieronder de aankondigingsvideo: Jess is volledig met AI gemaakt. Dat leidt onder de video tot veel reacties. "In plaats van nieuw talent aannemen zetten jullie een AI-presentator in?", schrijft iemand. Eerder werd het programma gepresenteerd door onder anderen Kim-Lian van der Meij, Monique Smit en Buddy Vedder. Laatste trends CTM, de maker van Kids Top 20, reageert in een verklaring op de terugkeer. "Wij zijn uiteraard enorm teleurgesteld dat het door ons bedachte en al 23 jaar geproduceerde populaire muziek-tv-programma sinds begin dit jaar door AVROTROS is stopgezet door bezuinigingen." Volgens de makers wordt momenteel onderzocht hoe het programma verder kan gaan. Binnen drie maanden moet duidelijk worden in welke vorm Kids Top 20 definitief doorgaat. "Daarbij houden wij rekening met de laatste ontwikkelingen en trends die populair zijn binnen onze doelgroep", aldus de makers. "Tijdens deze testfase staan wij zeer open voor iedere vorm van kritiek en andere meningen." AVROTROS is geen onderdeel van deze vorm van het programma, laat de omroep weten. "CTM TV heeft de rechten van het programma en heeft deze nieuwe vorm en koers bepaald en uitgezet." Echtheid behouden Oud-presentator Matheu Hinzen, die in december stopte met de presentatie van het programma, zegt dat hij "twee keer moest kijken" toen hij Jess zag. "Waar gaat het heen? Het is te perfect en dat moet helemaal niet de insteek zijn van zo'n jeugdprogramma", zegt hij. "We gebruiken natuurlijk allemaal wel AI, maar een presentator maken met AI? Ik weet niet of dat een goede zet is. Die kinderen kijken daarnaar en denken dan dat ze er perfect uitziet. Ze heeft een perfecte huid, tanden en haar. Ik vind dat je bij een jeugdprogramma de echtheid moet behouden." "Ik kan me voorstellen dat het aan de ene kant een mooie manier is om een personage te maken dat kinderen aanspreekt", zegt Tessa Beinema. Zij doet onderzoek naar verantwoorde menselijke digitale interacties aan de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. "Daarbij moet er wel rekening mee worden gehouden dat kinderen zich er niet van bewust zijn dat Jess geen echt persoon is." Volgens Beinema zouden de makers ervoor kunnen kiezen om de presentatrice minder realistisch te maken. Of er moet duidelijk bij worden gezet dat het om AI gaat. "De grootste uitdaging is om voor kinderen duidelijk te maken dat het niet echt is."
Dataland will be a ‘living museum’. But behind its futuristic facade and the fleeting cultural landscapes hosted inside, the museum has much deeper historical roots.
More than 30 years ago, in the mountain village of Mbem in northwest Cameroon, the moon and stars in the night sky were the only light young Jude Numfor knew after the sunset. Electricity had not yet reached his rural community. “There was one person in the village with a petrol generator and a small television,” Numfor says. “When he turned it on, all the children would run to his house and peep through the window.” That memory became the spark for Numfor’s mission: to bring electricity to rural communities like his hometown. To accomplish his goal, in 2006 he cofounded Wireless Light and Power, since renamed Renewable Energy Innovators Cameroon, and he serves as its CEO. REI Cameroon designs, installs, and maintains solar minigrids for rural electrification. The minigrids use photovoltaic technology and battery-energy storage systems to generate electricity at 50 hertz. The electricity is distributed through smart meters. In 2017 the company received a grant from IEEE Smart Village to fund the expansion of REI’s minigrid operations and refine its business model. Smart Village supports projects and organizations bringing electricity and educational and employment opportunities to remote communities worldwide. The program is supported by IEEE societies and donations to the IEEE Foundation. The partnership has led to a collaboration developing open source metering, a free, community-driven way of tracking energy usage. Unlike proprietary utility meters, the system allows users, researchers, and utilities to view, customize, and verify how data is collected, ensuring transparency in billing, consumption tracking, and grid management. Smart Village’s support has been pivotal, Numfor says: “It’s not just about money. We share ideas, we get advice, and we have made friends. Entrepreneurship is lonely, but with the [Smart Village] community, it is different.” From teenage tinkerer to entrepreneur Numfor’s first experience of life with electricity was in 2001, after moving in with a missionary family in the small village of Allat. They used solar panels to power their whole home—an unimaginable luxury in Mbem. “I could watch TV, eat ice cream, and turn on lights,” he says. “It made me wish my brothers in Mbem had the same opportunity.” Numfor’s curiosity about electricity was ignited when a motion-sensor solar light in the family’s home stopped working. He tinkered with the device to find out why. “My missionary family told me to play with it like a toy,” he says, laughingly. “I replaced the dead battery with a motorcycle battery and was able to bring the power back for the night.” Jude Numfor [right] testing a rechargeable solar lantern, which aimed to replace hazardous kerosene lamps—known locally as “bush lamps.”REI Cameroon His missionary parents encouraged Numfor to study technology and engineering on his own, as none of the country’s universities offered solar energy educational programs at the time. They built him a library and stocked it with books on engineering, management, and entrepreneurship. In 2006, armed with his new knowledge, Numfor launched Wireless Light and Power with a friend, Ludwig Teichgraber. The nonprofit aimed to replace hazardous kerosene lamps—known locally as “bush lamps”—with rechargeable solar lanterns. These solar lanterns—called “light packs”—were built locally by Numfor and a team of 11 young Cameroonians using PVC pipes, nickel-metal hydride batteries, and LED bulbs. Families rented the lamps for a small fee, swapping discharged lamps for fully charged ones at solar-powered charging kiosks when they ran out of power. The kiosks then recharged the depleted lamps, making them available for the next swap. “The solar lantern was safer and cleaner, plus it gave children a chance to read at night,” Numfor explains. “People loved them.” Between 2006 and 2010, his team replicated the model across several villages. But when the global financial crisis hit in 2008, donor support dwindled, forcing the organization to evolve. “We pivoted from being an NGO to a commercial venture,” he says. “That’s how REI was born.” Building solar minigrids to serve community needs The new company’s goal was to move away from the lanterns and toward full electrification of communities. Villagers’ aspirations changed, Numfor says, as they now wanted to power their TVs, music systems, and mobile phones. In response, in 2010, REI developed one of the first solar minigrids in West Africa. Using locally procured components, the prototype supplied steady power to six households. The minigrid system used 12 123-watt solar photovoltaic panels manufactured by Sharp, 16 12-volt 100 ampere-hour automatic gain control lead acid batteries, and a Xantrex charge controller and inverter. Locally sourced wooden light poles were erected to distribute electricity throughout the village. REI charged each household a fee for the electricity. “It was a product-market-fit moment,” Numfor says. “People immediately asked, ‘When can we get this, too?’” The word-of-mouth, grassroots growth caught the attention of global partners. Numfor connected with Smart Village and in 2017, REI Cameroon received its first seed grant from the program. With that funding, Numfor was able to grow organically and attract additional grants, including one from the U.S. Trade Development Agency (USTDA), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory. REI has since expanded to six villages, providing power to more than 1,000 households and businesses. With a dedicated team of 16 people, the company operates in multiple regions of the country, each with unique terrain, languages, and cultural dynamics. “It wasn’t easy,” he acknowledges. “I’m not an academic person—I had to learn everything by doing. [Smart Village] helped me structure the project and grow as an entrepreneur.” Today, Numfor pays it forward by sharing his Smart Village experience and mentoring new entrepreneurs. Launching a coalition for smart metering Minigrids can’t operate efficiently without clarifying operating rules to ensure quality service requirements and consumer protection, while also enabling reliable and effective monitoring of the system, Numfor says. “We need to know how power is being used, detect problems early, and manage the minigrid from a distance,” he explains. Existing commercial smart-meter providers offer limited and proprietary solutions. One major provider left the market, making their technology infrastructure obsolete. “It’s risky for an entire sector to depend on a few companies for such a critical technology,” Numfor says. In 2025, with the help of the Smart Village technical community, Numfor convened a consortium of open-source power advocates, including the Africa Mini-Grid Developers Association, EnAccess, Energy IOT, and NESL. The goal was to develop an open smart metering system that is accessible, transparent, and sustainable for all energy providers. “These organizations are collaborating as Open Advanced Metering Infrastructure [OpenAMI], which is about giving control back to the people who deliver the energy,” he says. Scaling for impact Numfor’s passion has grown from bringing light to local rural communities to bringing light to his entire country. Just 54 percent of Cameroon’s citizens have access to electricity, according to the International Energy Agency. For Numfor, the challenge is not just technological—it’s social and economic as well. “Electricity is the most important enabler of education and economic growth today,” he says. “When you have power, you unlock everything else.” “Electricity changed my life. Now I want to make sure every child can grow up with that same light.” —Jude Numfor Across the villages where REI has installed sustainable electricity solutions, small businesses are flourishing. Barbershops hum with community chatter, food vendors can preserve perishables, and entrepreneurs run companies such as phone-charging stations and small mills. “Some villages even have laundromats now,” Numfor says proudly. “Electricity creates jobs and changes mindsets.” Still, it has been a bumpy journey. It wasn’t until 2025 that REI obtained its official authorization (license) from Cameroon’s government to produce and distribute electricity in off-grid areas using solar minigrids. This was a major milestone because REI is one of the first private enterprises in the country to receive such authorization. “We were stuck between pilot projects and growth,” he explains. “Our projects were successful, and there was community demand for more, but to grow, we needed investors who require legal guarantees before committing funds. Now we can scale up and attract investors.” REI plans to expand its reach dramatically, beginning with 134 new villages identified through a feasibility study supported by the USTDA. Their long-term goal is to electrify 760 villages across Cameroon by 2031. While authorization opens doors, financing remains one of REI’s biggest challenges. “The minigrid space doesn’t attract venture capitalists easily,” Numfor notes. “Our return on investment is under 15 percent, so it’s not a typical tech startup model. The real return here is the impact” on the community. He hopes to attract investors who understand that access to electricity drives education, health care, and entrepreneurship. “There are people out there who want to make meaningful change,” he says. “We just need to connect with them. When you electrify a village, you never know who the next innovator will be. Maybe it’s another kid like me, looking through a window, dreaming.” Finding skilled staff is another challenge, Numfor says. To address this, REI developed an intensive recruitment and training process. “It used to take years to find the right people,” he says. “Now, we can identify who fits our company culture within six months.” Numfor’s wife, Angela Taliklong, who joined the venture in 2010, now oversees administration and human resources. A brighter Cameroon and beyond Numfor offers simple words of advice to other impact-driven entrepreneurs: Keep moving. “One of my mistakes early on was trying to be perfect,” he says. “I was spending time improving prototypes instead of increasing the number of our project installations and scaling how many communities we could electrify. You must keep momentum. Don’t wait until everything is perfect before you move forward.” That mindset, rooted in resilience and experimentation, has defined his journey. Rajan Kapur, president of Smart Village, says Numfor is a “shining example” of the program’s vision: “scalable and enduring impact through local entrepreneurs, local procurement, and community engagement based on the use of IEEE technology in underserved communities.” With the ongoing Smart Village partnership, Numfor is determined to bring light and opportunity to every corner of Cameroon, and beyond. He already has launched REI Nigeria. “Electricity changed my life,” he says. “Now I want to make sure every child can grow up with that same light.”